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BOND PREMIUM AMORTIZATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
CONT

The straight-line method of amortization causes a distortion in the reported interest and may result in misleading financial statements if the bond premium is large and the time to maturity is long. In such cases it is best to use the effective interest method of bond premium amortization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Amortissement, sur la durée des obligations, de l'excédent du prix d'émission ou du coût d'acquisition de celles-ci sur leur valeur nominale, que l'on comptabilise périodiquement en résultat en le retranchant des intérêts débiteurs de l'émetteur ou des intérêts créditeurs de l'obligataire.

Key term(s)
  • amortissement de la prime d'émission

Spanish

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